Farrar Invests in Upgrades

from 2025 to 2030.

Grede’s e-mobility emphasis begins with the formation of an e-mobility sales director position, which the company asserted will strengthen its concentration on and penetration into the electrification market, while allowing Grede to leverage existing resources for traditional brands. Additionally, Grede is positioned to expand its casting solutions for the new EV market, including through production of key products such as knuckles, control arms, differential cases, covers, and housings.

The company has promoted three of its staff to support its current customer base as they transition into the electric vehicle market while cultivating new business with emerging electrification companies.

Christopher Connors has been named director of e-mobility, tasked with helping Grede align electric powertrain technologies with the goals of its clients. He will play a key role in positioning Grede to capture an uptick in EV demand across the automotive and industrial sectors.

Justin Milus has been promoted to director of sales–commercial vehicles. In his new role, he will focus on building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships with Grede’s customers while partnering with them to better understand their business objectives and needs.

Jefferey Brodnik is now Grede’s senior account manager–automotive, serving as a trusted point of contact for automotive customers, analyzing their businesses to identify strengths, weaknesses and new opportunities while working to generate new business. ■

格里德公司对电动汽车行业的重视始于设立电动汽车业 务销售总监一职，公司称这将加强其对电气化市场的专注和 渗透，同时使格里德公司的传统品牌利用好现有资源。此外， 格里德公司的目标是将其铸造解决方案应用于到新的电动汽 车市场，包括转向节、控制臂、差速器箱、缸盖和缸体等关 键部件的生产。 格里德公司已提拔了三名员工，为其当前的客户群过渡 到电动汽车市场提供支持，同时与新兴电气化公司培育出新 业务。 克里斯托弗·康纳斯被任命为电动汽车业务总监，负 责帮助格里德公司的电动动力总成技术与客户的目标保持一 致。他将为格里德公司在电动汽车需求上升时机做好定位发 挥关键作用。 贾斯汀·米卢斯已升任商用车销售总监。他将专注于与 公司客户建立和维持牢固、持久的关系，同时通过合作，更 好地了解他们的目标和需求。

杰弗里·布罗德尼克现在是格里德公司的汽车业务部高 级客户经理，作为汽车客户值得信赖的联络人，他将对客户 的业务进行分析，以明确优势、劣势和机遇，同时努力创造 新的业务。■

AFS Corporate Member Farrar Corporation will be installing a new molding line this spring to increase capacity and improve efficiency at its ductile iron sand casting operation in Norwich, Kansas.

The $3.7 million investment also includes replacing the General Kinematics Vibradrum with a GK media drum. The new molding line is the FBO-IIIS 20 x 24 from Robert Sinto Corporation and will provide the foundry a faster mold cycle, deeper draw, and reduced maintenance costs. The investment is part of a phased approach to make more castings with tighter quality and process controls.

In 2020, Farrar installed a new 2500KW Inductotherm coreless induction furnace to replace its 1850 KW furnace, which added about 1 ton/hour melt capacity. This past year, the company also purchased two DMG-Mori NTX 5-axis CNC machining centers for its machine shop in Norwich.

Future plans for the company include replacing additional aging molding machines, adding core capacity, and bringing on more CNC machines. ■

为提高位于堪萨斯州诺里奇铸造厂的砂铸球铁件的产能 和效率，美国铸造协会会员企业法拉集团将于今年春天在该 厂安装一条新造型线。 这项价值370万美元的投资还包括替换General Kinematics公司振动破碎机的滚筒。新造型线是罗伯特新东 公司（Robert Sinto Corporation）的FBO-IIIS 20 x 24， 它将使铸造厂的铸型造型周期更短、行程更深并降低维护成 本。这项投资是采用更严格的质量和工艺控制标准来提高铸 件产量的分阶段计划的一部分。 2020年，法拉集团安装了一台新的2500KW应达无芯 感应电炉，取代原来的1850 KW的电炉，熔炼能力提高了 约1t/h。去年，该公司还为其位于诺里奇的机加工车间购买 了两台德马吉森精机NTX5轴铣/车复合加工中心。 公司的未来计划包括更换更多老化的造型机、提高制芯 产能以及引进更多的数控机床。■